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Cnemaspis anaimalaiensis KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL, 2024

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Anaimalai dwarf gecko 
SynonymCnemaspis anaimalaiensis KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL 2024 
DistributionIndia (Tamil Nadu)

Type locality: near Kamatchi Amman Temple (10.3901°N, 76.9970°E; ca. 1410 m asl.), on Pollachi to valparai road, Anaimalai Tiger Reserve, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu State, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. NRC-AA-8392 (AK-R 1948), adult male; collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 18th May 2022.
Paratypes. NRC-AA-8393 (AK-R 1949), NRC-AA-8394 (AK-R 1950), adult females, same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8395 (AK-R 1951), NRC-AA-8397 (AK-R 1986), adult males, NRC-AA-8396 (AK-R 1952), adult female, elsewhere near Kamatchi Amman Temple (10.3823°N, 76.9983°E; ca. 1500 m asl.); NRC-AA-8398 (AK- R 1987), NRC-AA-8400 (AK-R 1989), adult males, NRC-AA-8399 (AK-R 1988), adult female, from Pollachi to valparai road (10.3971°N, 76.9918°E; ca. 1300 m asl.); same collection data as holotype.
 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality, the Anaimalai Hills. 
References
  • KHANDEKAR, AKSHAY, TEJAS THACKERAY, and ISHAN AGARWAL 2024. Five new species of the Cnemaspis beddomei clade (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from high elevation, evergreen forests of the Southern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 5469 (1): 1-70 - get paper here
 
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